Hospital admissions of children from the emergency department: Are decisions regarding children on public assistance different?

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 87-91

  Krug, Steven E ^a,d   Paul, Ronald I ^b   Chessare, John B ^c   Christopher, Norman ^e   Satkowiak, Lawrence ^e  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

ED utilization; Hospital admissions; Medicaid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PEDIATRICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL INDIGENCY; OHIO; PATIENT ADMISSION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030957478     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199704000-00001     Document Type: Article

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